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4 Mining: terminology What is mining? extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth Types of mines Surface mining (Open-Pit) Sub Surface mining (Underground) Open PitUnderground

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5 Mining: The industry by size Industry size of about ~$0.5 trillion By PWC research Stable demand and supply over last and future years Heavy resorts per various minerals – new projects constantly deployed

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9 More focus on operation and safety With insurance and operation cost incline, effective monitoring, production planning and control systems are imperative. Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolves Telecommunication now plays a part in making safer environment Broadband wireless access solutions enable cost-effective operations of a both large and small operations Rising operation costs Telecommunications brigs real time and remote control possible Safety and efficiency

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10 Digitalizing the mine site Requires Broadband Connectivity Digital mine site Digitalizing the mine sites field projects require large quantities of data to be communicated. Previously only narrowband communications were needed: Simple or manual processes for dispatching and communicating Only a few Kb of data – only data, no voice or video The digital mine site vision requires: Real time access to data Large volumes of data Minimal latency Single platform for all wireless application